Overview

• House Speaker Francis Scarpaleggia denied an NDP and Bloc request for an emergency Commons debate on Canada Post’s future, noting he may revisit the decision.
• Canada Post CEO Doug Ettinger publicly backed the federal plan, citing significant savings from shifting millions of homes to community mailboxes and ending daily delivery, with workforce reductions managed largely through attrition.
• Public Works Minister Joël Lightbound says the corporation is losing millions each day and is effectively insolvent, with government estimates pegging annual savings at roughly $400 million from ending door-to-door service and $20 million from moving non-urgent mail by ground.
• The Canadian Union of Postal Workers remains on a nationwide strike launched in response to the reforms, as ministers press both sides to reach a deal and federal intervention remains a possibility.
• Service impacts are mounting, with St. John’s delaying its municipal vote to clear stuck ballots, Elections Calgary advising voters to use couriers for mail-in ballots, and Ottawa charities warning mail donation campaigns are at risk heading into the holidays.